WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 August 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED. YESTERDAY'S LIST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BIRCH, John H., T/Capt., New Plymouth. CURTIN. Daniel J., Pte.. Waitoa. HARVEY, Con, Pte.. Karamea. H JOHANNIS. Kenneth J. D.. Pte,, Chestchurch. RICHARDSON, Ernest H„ L/Cpl., Wellington. UPTON, Leslie H., Cpl., Mairangi Bay. DIED OP WOUNDS—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED & MISSING. PETERSON, Eric E., Gnr., Palmerston North. PRESUMED DEAD—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. MARTIN, James L.. Pte., Carterton. AIR CASUALTIES NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL. NUMBER OF DEATHS ANNOUNCED.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following air casualties were reported yesterday:— Reclassifications. AUSTIN. John A.. Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 14/1/43, BANNERMAN, Douglas R., Plying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/12/42. CHAMBERS, Charles A.. Sgt., previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war. COATES, Alan E., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 16/9/42. DOWNER. Irvin W., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 29/12/42. ELLIS, William T., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. GALLAGHER. Stanley 1., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 5/9/42. HERMANSEN, William P.. Sgt., previouslyreported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war. . JAMIESON, Hector A., Pilot Officer, previously' reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war. LOFTUS. Geoffrey D.. F/Sgt.. previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 1/1/43. MULHOLLAND, Brian G.. A/c.l, previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 4/8/43. PARKES. William R., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 7/9/42, PEARCE, Colin R., F/Sgt., D.F.M., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. PENNY, Russell W. S., F/Sgt.. previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 18/12/42. ROSE, George H., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presunigd as < at 7/9/42. STEED, Revell J.. Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 13/2/43. STUART. Joseph W., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 27/8/42, THOMSON. Gordon D.. Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. WILSON. Eric G., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 7/9/42.